Scott Peterson

A hearing surrounding a new trial for convicted murderer, Scott Peterson that was scheduled for Wednesday has been moved to August.

In 2004, Peterson was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife, Laci. He was convicted of two counts of murder. In 2004, Peterson was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife, Laci. He was convicted of two counts of murder. Officials say that Peterson was exposed to COVID-19 while in his pod at San Quentin and is on a "loose quarantine."

The last hearing before a judge determines if Scott Peterson should get a new trial was postponed Tuesday after the convicted killer was exposed to COVID.

Peterson was convicted of killing his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner, in 2004. A decision would have been due by the end of September had the hearing gone as planned Wednesday. The Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office initially said it would seek the death penalty again.

REDWOOD CITY – Final arguments in Scott Peterson's attempt to overturn his murder conviction were postponed Tuesday after one of his lawyers contracted ...

The restraining order she sought against her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend, she said, was “spiteful” and she was not really worried about the woman. She never considered herself a domestic violence victim, she said, and explained that she was the aggressor in an altercation with her boyfriend two years before the murder trial took place. The 49-year-old former fertilizer salesman and Cal Poly graduate who lived with his wife in Modesto before she disappeared on Christmas Eve 2002 is now serving a life sentence at San Quentin. The case was moved to Redwood City because of pre-trial publicity 18 years ago and the appeal remains there.